One of several US punk bands that emerged in the late 00s to find more favour across the Atlantic in the UK, the Nashville, Tennessee-based Be Your Own Pet! was formed in 2003 by Jamin Orrall (drums), Jake Orrall (bass), Jemina Pearl Abegg (vocals) and Jonas Stein (guitar). The quartets debut single, Damn Damn Leash, was released at the end of 2004 on the Orra
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This UK indie rock band was formed in 2002 by twin brothers Gary Jarman (20 October 1980, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England; bass/vocals) and Ryan Jarman (b. 20 October 1980, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England; guitar/vocals) and their younger sibling Ross Jarman (b. Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England; drums). The trio made their debut at the start of 2003 with the Jen Scha
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Originally based at Cardiff University in Wales, this Welsh indie pop band was formed in 2006 by students Neil (guitar), Ellen (bass), Ollie (drums), Tom (guitar), Gareth (vocals, glockenspiel), Harriet (violin, keyboards), and Aleksandra (vocals, keyboards). In a typically youthful gesture, the seven band members all adopted the surname Campesinos. Their demo CD gained them ai
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London, England-based band formed in 2002 by Liela Moss (vocals/harmonica), Luke Ford (guitar), Dan Higgins (guitar/keyboards), Toby Butler (bass) and Olly Betts (drums). The vinyl-only single Darling Youre Mean was released in May 2003, followed later in the year by the Roll, Spirit, Roll mini-album, both issued on the City Rockers imprint. The latter was co-
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One of a number of UK lo-fi indie bands heavily tipped to make inroads into the charts following the success of Bis, Kenickie, named after a character in Grease, formed in August 1994 after Lauren Laverne (Lauren Gofton, 28 April 1978, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, England; vocals), Marie Du Santiago (b. Marie Nixon; guitar) and Emmy-Kate Montrose (b. Emma Jackson;
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